Castellet-en-Luberon

Castellet-en-Luberon is a tiny perched village in the eastern Luberon, in the Vaucluse department of Provence, set among the wooded hills and open farmland of the Luberon regional park. Its stone houses cluster on a rise above a countryside of vineyards, cherry orchards, lavender and oak woods, with the massif of the Luberon filling the horizon and the ochre country around Apt and Roussillon close at hand.

This is deep, quiet Provence, a place of small roads, weekly markets in the neighbouring towns and long views rather than crowds. Summer is warm and fragrant, with the lavender at its peak in July, while spring and autumn bring softer light and easy walking and cycling through the hills. For families and groups who want seclusion, a pool and the slow pace of the Luberon, luxury villa rentals in Castellet-en-Luberon sit among the orchards and vineyards around the village.